On the night of March 27, 2020, in Huntsville, Alabama, 53-year-old Bernard Griffin was fatally shot in an eruption of violence outside a motorcycle club. The chaotic scene also claimed the life of 45-year-old Kelcey Smith and left two other men wounded. The incident was reportedly the culmination of ongoing tensions between two local motorcycle groups that shared a building.
The investigation into the double homicide led to the arrests of two suspects.
The first, 31-year-old Albert Vinson of Madison, Alabama, was taken into custody on April 16, 2020. He was charged with two counts of murder, one count of discharging a firearm, and one count of assault. His bail was set at $165,000.
A second suspect, 37-year-old Tyrone Johnson, was apprehended in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 30, 2020, by a U.S. Marshal's task force. Johnson was also charged with two counts of murder. A search of his residence in Nashville uncovered a significant arsenal of weapons, including 17 guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and two sets of body armor, along with what authorities described as gang-related clothing. His bond was set at $500,000, and he was slated for extradition to Alabama to face the charges.
Following the initial arrests and charges, public information regarding the progression of the legal cases against Albert Vinson and Tyrone Johnson has been limited. Details concerning their trials, potential convictions, or any other resolutions to the charges are not readily available in online sources.
